I absolutely love this shirt, available over at Threadless with artwork by Alan Maia. And yes, I am saving this link because if I don't get this shirt for Christmas I am definitely buying it immediately afterward.

Hey, ladies, summer is upon us! At least it is here in Central Florida where I live -- it is currenly in the 80's and sunny skies. You know what you definitely need to keep those harsh solar rays off of your skin? A parasol with a Kraken on it, available from TheVioletVixen.com for only $28.

Looking for the perfect t-shirt to wear to any upscale social event? Check out "Unipus", from Michael Houghton at Designed by Monkeys! He has even been kind enough to offer free shipping in the US for readers of this blog, just enter the discount code 'octolove' when you are checking out. Yay!

No matter how many times this talented young woman says, "You can do this", in my heart of hearts I know that she is wrong. I could never make a shirt this cool myself. Maybe one of my super talented artistic friends could do it.

I stumbled across these bedding sets the other day, and honestly can't pick a favorite. I'll show a couple here, but you need to go look at the Ink and Rags etsy store to see the whole collection. Every one is beautiful, and there are at least two dozen. The only possible solution is for me to open a small hotel and decorate each room with a differnet tentacled bedset. And then sleep in a different room every night.

And now, in honor of OCTOber Fourth, let us all sing the praises of PGA Tour golfer Billy Horschel. In 2013 in made his first appearance at the pro level in the U.S. Open, playing in these truly awesome blue octopus pants.